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Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 11 months

Classic Ealing comedy about the mayhem that ensues when a whisky-laden ship runs aground off the coast of the Outer Hebrides during the Second World War. Show more

Contributors

Captain Paul Waggett:
Basil Radford
Peggy Macroon:
Joan Greenwood
George Campbell:
Gordon Jackson
Mrs Waggett:
Catherine Lacey
Sergeant Odd:
Bruce Seton
Joseph Macroon:
Wylie Watson
Catriona Macroon:
Gabrielle Blunt
Mrs Campbell:
Jean Cadell
The Biffer:
Morland Graham
Sammy MacCodrum:
John Gregson

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Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

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In 1943, disaster strikes on the remote Hebridean island of Todday when they run out of whisky. Salvation arrives, but the islanders clash with authority. Show more

Contributors

Joseph Macroon:
Gregor Fisher
Captain Waggett:
Eddie Izzard
Sergeant Odd:
Sean Biggerstaff
Paggy Macroon:
Naomi Battrick
George Campbell:
Kevin Guthrie
Catriona Macroon:
Ellie Kendrick
Mr Bain:
Ken Drury
Farquharson:
Kevin Mains
Colonel Woolsey:
Tim Pigott-Smith